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Corona Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava concludes
'COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' concludes

The 75-day long 'COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' concluded on Friday with total 27 per cent coverage of precaution dose among the eligible population.

  • Friday, 30 September 2022
Odisha to run out of Covishield vaccine in 2-3 days: Top health official
Odisha to run out of Covishield vaccine in 2-3 days: Top health official

Speaking to media, Panigrahi said, "Odisha has a stock of only 2.21 lakh Covishield jabs. Except Bhubaneswar, all the districts were supplied with Covishield for the vaccination drive. So we need more Covishield vaccine for the booster dose."

  • Monday, 18 July 2022
A man receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil on July 25, 2021.
Free Covid booster jabs for 18-59 age group from July 15 at govt centres

So far, less than 1 per cent of the target population of 77 crore in the 18-59 age group have been administered the precaution dose.

  • Wednesday, 13 July 2022
In 15-18 years age group, over 80 pc got first dose of Covid vaccine: Health Min Mandaviya
In 15-18 years age group, over 80 pc got first dose of Covid vaccine: Health Min Mandaviya

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 last year with healthcare workers getting inoculated in the first phase. Vaccination of frontline workers started from February 2 last year.

  • Tuesday, 24 May 2022
Covid poo test for bats may help pandemic monitoring
Covid poo test for bats may help pandemic monitoring

The team's test protocol was trialled with several captive and around 250 wild bats as part of a larger study. They discovered none were positive for SARS-CoV-2, although some were positive for other coronaviruses.

  • Monday, 23 May 2022
Indian Travellers
Precaution doses for Indians int'l travellers as per destination country rules

India on Thursday relaxed the waiting period for Covid-19 vaccine precaution dose for those travelling abroad, allowing them to get the jab before the stipulated nine months, as per the rules of their destination country.

  • Thursday, 12 May 2022
WHO
Drug cos recording profits, but Covid treatment out of reach for poor: WHO

Ghebreyesus added that the highly effective antivirals such as Pfizer's Paxlovid "are still not accessible to people in low- and middle-income countries," even as reports claim that nearly 600,000 courses of the highly effective Covid pill are piled up unused in the US.

  • Thursday, 05 May 2022
High vaccination coverage cuts COVID-19 death rate by 80 per cent: US study
High vaccination coverage cuts COVID-19 death rate by 80 per cent: US study

The researchers measured effectiveness by comparing reported COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates in counties with very low (0-9 per cent), low (10-39 per cent), medium (40-69 per cent), and high (70 per cent or more) vaccination coverage.

  • Thursday, 28 April 2022
Moderna's new Covid vax more effective against Omicron than other shots
Moderna's new Covid vax more effective against Omicron than other shots

According to the US drug major, the new vaccine targets several mutations abd produced a stronger immune response against the major virus variants, including Omicron and Delta, than the company's current shots, CNBC reported.

  • Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Less than 40% in 15-18 age group fully vaccinated against Covid in 10 states, UTs
Less than 40% in 15-18 age group fully vaccinated against Covid in 10 states, UTs

India opened up vaccination for the 15-18 years age-group on January 3.

  • Friday, 15 April 2022
Covid Vaccine
Over 3 Lakh Doses Of Covid Vaccine Given To Children Aged 12-14 Yrs On Day 1

The government then decided to expand its vaccination drive by allowing everyone above 18 years of age to be inoculated against the viral disease from May 1 last year.

  • Thursday, 17 March 2022
Covid Vaccine Clinical Trial Data Can't Be Demanded In Garb Of PIL, Centre To SC
Covid Vaccine Clinical Trial Data Can't Be Demanded In Garb Of PIL, Centre To SC

The Centre said it is relevant that there is a logical rationale in not disclosing raw data either segregated or otherwise and the citizens have a reason to rely upon the statutory system in place, the wisdom of domain experts consisting of statutory committees and the decision-making process while going for vaccination.

  • Tuesday, 15 March 2022
99 PC Eligible Population Partially Vaccinated In Odisha
99 PC Eligible Population Partially Vaccinated In Odisha

Around 99 percent of the eligible adult population have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Odisha, the Director of Health and Family Welfare, Bijay Panigrahi, informed on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 19 February 2022
Over 2 Cr Adolescents In 15-18 Years Group Fully Vaccinated Against Covid: Union Health Minister
Over 2 Cr Adolescents In 15-18 Years Group Fully Vaccinated Against Covid: Union Health Minister

Vaccination of children in the age group of 15-18 years began on January 3 across the country.

  • Friday, 18 February 2022
Antibodies Improve In Quality For Months After Covid Vaccination: Study
Antibodies Improve In Quality For Months After Covid Vaccination: Study

The researchers found that B cells targeted against SARS-CoV-2 persisted in the germinal centres - like boot camps where B cells are trained to make ever-better-quality antibodies - of all participants for months. Even six months after vaccination, 10 out of 15 people still had B cells in their germinal centres.

  • Wednesday, 16 February 2022
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